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J. HUNTER1.

EXPLOSIVE PROJEGTILB. N0. 325,608. Patented Sept. 1, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICEQ EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILE.

SPECIFICATION forming pa.rt of Letters Patent N0. 325,608, c'latedSeptember l, 1885.

Applieation filed July 17, 1884.

T0 all whom z't may concern:

Be if known that I JAMES HUNTER, a sub-. jeet of tl1e Queen of GreatBritain and Irelancl, and a resident of Oamden, New Jersey, haveinvented certain Improvements in Projeetiles, of which the following isa specification.

The object-ot' my invention is 130 effect the throwing of dynamiteshells o1 other explo sive projeetiles withont the use of a speci algun, and this objeci: I attain in the manner hereinafter sei; forth.

Projeetiles eontaining dynamite, nitro-glycerine ancl other powerfulexplosives, especially such as are intended to be exploded bycoucussion, eannohbe fired from ordinary guns on aecounb of tl1e violentactaion upon the projectile caused by the firing of the charge 0f thegun; hence elubomte and expensive speeial guns have been devised f0r thepnrpose of lhrowing such projectiles. 'lhe use of a spe cial gun Idispense With by connecting the*explosive projeetile loy any suitablemedium, such s a cord 01 clmin, tothe shot 0f an Ordi- 1mry gun, so thabwhen the shob is fired it will carry -bhe explosive projectile wibh ib,the flexible conneetion being preferably provided wit-h a coiled springor other elastic portion, so as to lessen tl1e shoek upon seidprojectile and less en the risk of premature explosion of the sarne.

The gun 1nny be an ordinary field-gnn, siegegun, mortar, o1 even amnsket 01 llfl@, having a small explosive projecbile connected by a,flexible anti elastic medium to the bullet of the regular cartridge; orEhe projectile may he conneeted t0 the l1ead of a roeket when this ismore available than a gun.

In tl1e accompanying drawing, which shows one way 0f carrying ont myinvention, A

by coating 1't With fulminate er igniting comu position held in eontactWith an abrading surface, aeross which the fulminate is drawn, so as t0be ignited when the Shell 00m mences its flighls.

I elaim as my invention- A projectile consisting of a Sh0' adapbed 130 agun, a'n explosive bomb, und a flexible and elastic conneetion bebweenthe seid shot und bomb, es Set fo1th.

In testimony whereof I have signed my n2une t0 bhis speeification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES HUNTER. \Vitnessesz JOHN E. PARKER, HARRY SMITH.

